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Are oceans the next frontier for uranium?

The hunger for uranium won’t abate anytime soon as the heavy metal’s spot price hovers near two-year-highs, but some geologists warn easy-to-mine […]

David Silverberg | March 9, 2026 | 9:05 am

Infographic: Where is North America’s next rare earths mine?

Rare earths – essential components in electronics, defence applications and…

Blair McBride | February 5, 2026 | 11:19 am

West speeds up pursuit of China in supply chain race

Lynas Rare Earths (ASX: LYC), Energy Fuels (TSX: EFR; NYSE: UUUU) and MP Materials (NYSE: MP)…

Blair McBride | February 3, 2026 | 10:00 am

Spotlight: Projects to watch in 2026

Continuing price volatility in critical minerals and rare earths, executive…

Northern Miner Staff | December 3, 2025 | 11:40 am

Infographic: Production milestones to watch in 2026

As 2025 comes to a close, The Northern Miner looks ahead to…

Blair McBride | November 28, 2025 | 2:02 pm

Perpetua begins water cleanup at historic Stibnite mine in Idaho

Focused on site restoration and redevelopment of gold-antimony-silver deposits in the Stibnite-Yellow Pine district of central Idaho, Perpetua Resources (NASDAQ: PPTA; TSX: PPTA) […]

Jackson Chen | July 13, 2022 | 10:45 am

Researchers call for science-based policies given impacts of mining on salmon, trout

Researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks are calling for more complete and transparent science to inform mining policy, particularly when it […]

Staff Writer | July 6, 2022 | 6:06 am

Earth’s mineral diversity 75% greater than previously thought

Researchers at the Carnegie Institution for Science developed a method for clustering (lumping) kindred species of minerals together or splitting off new […]

Staff Writer | July 5, 2022 | 6:06 am

Nevada Copper arranges US$70M loan to maintain underground mine operations

In an effort to raise additional funds to continue its operations, Nevada Copper (TSX: NCU; OTC: NEVDF) has agreed terms with its […]

Jackson Chen | July 4, 2022 | 12:36 pm

Aluminum ‘on steroids’ may be copper’s next competitor

Researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) are working to increase the conductivity of aluminum, making it economically competitive with copper. […]

Staff Writer | July 3, 2022 | 6:39 am

Coke may be a sustainable source of graphene

Researchers at Texas A&M University and ExxonMobil are using a process called electrochemical exfoliation to turn petroleum coke into graphene. “We know […]

Staff Writer | June 27, 2022 | 6:06 am

JV Article: US Copper aims to develop Moonlight-Superior in California into a major new source of copper

Copper is pivotal to the global transition to a clean energy future. The red metal is an essential ingredient for the electric […]

Northern Miner Staff | June 27, 2022 | 6:00 am

How sharing charge among EVs could reduce range anxiety

A recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports proposes the idea of a peer-to-peer system for battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) to share charge […]

Staff Writer | June 26, 2022 | 7:31 am

Martian moon could be crucial for asteroid mining

Researchers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have shown that mining the Main Belt of asteroids that orbit between Mars and Jupiter […]

Staff Writer | June 21, 2022 | 5:10 am

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Are oceans the next frontier for uranium?

Infographic: Where is North America’s next rare earths mine?

West speeds up pursuit of China in supply chain race

Spotlight: Projects to watch in 2026

Infographic: Production milestones to watch in 2026

Perpetua begins water cleanup at historic Stibnite mine in Idaho

Researchers call for science-based policies given impacts of mining on salmon, trout

Earth’s mineral diversity 75% greater than previously thought

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